It's hard
not to miss these, either skittish or friendly, cats because they are
EVERYWHERE in this huge city!

When my U.S.
friends visited here recently, I took my camera out about so I could shoot some
good photos. One day we wandered about in the Çukurcuma neighborhood, located in the back
streets of theBeyoğlu district of Istanbul. This area is
home to more than 100 antique shops, several art galleries and stores as well
as many photogenic street cats. (More about the antiques in a future post.)

I took about 150
photos in just one afternoon while we roamed around in Çukurcuma. This area is a photographer's dream - if you love
old buildings and fascinating architectural elements like I do! Currently, I'm
in the process of editing and going through these photos.